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Re: But life isnt suffering!
@RebeccaS, Well said! :) It's really our knowing of (all) suffering and its origin that brings about enlightenment. The further along we are, the clearer our "Right View", which is an ever-… (View Post)
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Re: Isn't the body the real problem?
You can't really separate the mind and body in order to say one is the problem and the other isn't. It's all the problem. We can't escape disease, suffering and death, and more than this we find thin… (View Post)
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Re: Isn't the body the real problem?
The Buddha, and others who have become enlightened, do not suffer due to bodily pain, aging, hot or cold, the thought of death, nothing... so it's not the body. The body's "issues" are tran… (View Post)
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Re: Nirvana and Moksha?
@Songhill, I think that's some splendidly flawed logic, saying one does not realize emptiness without realizing the non-empty. This is like saying you can't recognize the impermanence of an orange un… (View Post)1 -
Re: Isn't the body the real problem?
@Sabre, But why is it suffering, if you no longer suffer from it (no longer find it unpleasant or bothersome)? It's not. These are just conditioned phenomena changing... nothing more. That's only suf… (View Post)
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